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China: Deutscher verwirrt als Terrakotta-Krieger Polizei
AA man restarts car with cyberdog
Microsoft will Live-Konzerte auf MSN übertragen
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Die Kakerlaken-Esser werden die Ersten sein
Remember the forgotten hero who saved the world
At 40 minutes past midnight on the 26th September 1983 Colonel Stanislav Yefgrafovich Petrov looked up and saw a missile launch from a United States silo had been detected by one of his satellites. Now you might expect panic at this point but missile command tends to attract the serious, sober type, probably the type of people who smoke a pipe and sew leather patches on their jackets, and Petrov kept his head. He knew the satellite had been reported as suspect and decided to hold off on informing the high command. Then a second missile launch was picked up, and shortly after another, and another and another. Petrov knew that if he waited until he could confirm the launches with ground radar it would be too late for his country, he and his family would die and the Yankees would win the Cold War. Thankfully for us he thought before acting. He reasoned that it was illogical for a surprise attack to launch missiles one after the other – instead you’d launch everything you had and hope to wipe out the enemy before they reacted. He left the launch button alone and thankfully the missiles proved to be ghosts.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
BBC indefinitely postpones Top Gear
The BBC is to indefinitely postpone the new series of Top Gear until presenter Richard Hammond has recovered from the brain injuries he suffered in a high-speed crash. The next series had been due to begin on October 8. "We would not think of finalising plans for the next series without discussing it with everyone involved," the BBC said in a statement. "When it is suitable, the team will do this and we will announce a new transmission date."
Carver makes case for Leeds job
Caretaker boss John Carver vowed there will be more of the same after Leeds clinched only their third win of the season against Birmingham.David Healy gave Carver's side a flying start against Steve Bruce's high-flyers with a fine volley just three days after manager Kevin Blackwell was sacked.
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